Sailor Yann Kermadec (a fantastic François Cluzet, The Intouchables) has always dreamed of competing in the prestigious Vendée Globe round-the-world solo yacht race. His chance comes when his friend and star skipper Frank Drevil (Guillaume Canet) gets injured. Determined to make the most of his golden opportunity, Kermadec fearlessly weathers storms and seizes the early lead. But after several days of racing, Yann has to stop briefly to repair a damaged rudder. This short stop will disturb the rest of his journey in unexpected ways.

Back at sea, Kermadec discovers something hidden on his boat. Something that’s not supposed to be there. Something that is actually a someone: a young boy hoping to immigrate to France. If he were discovered, it would mean immediate disqualification from the solo race, so Kermadec decides to do what anyone would do: hide the stowaway and continue on.

For his directorial debut, Christophe Offenstein, a long-time collaborator and cinematographer of director/actor Guillaume Canet (Tell No One), fearlessly shot in open waters, making it ambitious by any standard. But Offenstein is accustomed to extreme adventure – he participated in the first edition of the famously grueling Paris-Dakar motorcycle race.

Shown with 37°4S by Adriano Valerio